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10 Questions You Need Answered Heading Into The NLCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:16:46 +1900

To get a better gauge on the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, I decided to ask two hardcore, dedicated members of Bleacher Report what their thoughts were headed into the NLCS. The following is a Q&A of 10 questions that should hopefully help you get a better idea of what to expect. Dodgers Community Leader Molly Gray: 1. The Dodgers managed to hit only .250 as a team in the three-game sweep of the Cubs, but scored 20 runs in the process. Do you expect this trend of clutch, run-scoring, extra-base hits to continue? MG : If I were to look at the entire season, I’d have to say no. However, in comparing the OBPs over the last 30 days to the OBPs over the regular season, the numbers have gone way up. In the regular season, the Dodgers had only two players with an OBP of over .400 (Manny Ramirez (.489) and Rafael Furcal (.439) there was a third, Terry Tiffee, but he had only four at-bats so we’ll leave him ...

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Phils tab ace Hamels to start Game 1

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:04:00 +1900

The Phillies are planning to use the same rotation in the National League Championship Series that they used in the NLDS, the team announced Tuesday. Lefty Cole Hamels will get the ball in Game 1 on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park against the Dodgers' Derek Lowe.

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Phillies have long history of painful losses

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:36:26 +1900

With the Cubs out, where do we turn for our lovable loser fix? Randy Hill says Philly's got the second half of that covered.

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No Mistaking Loyalties: An NLCS To Savor

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:37:46 +1900

I know I'm not one of the older fans of the Phillies but I'll put my memories and knowledge up there with any of them. It comes from newspapers, family stories, and today, the internet. But back in the late 80s and early 90s, you only had the paper and the beginnings of the cable boom. One of the first extra cable channels was TBS, based out of Atlanta. All the reruns you could want of old TV shows and.....Atlanta Braves baseball. Which at the time, were worse than the Phillies. But in 1989, two players had my short attention span as a nine-year-old: Tom Glavine and David Justice. The team was still terrible, but these guys were players. And then 1991 happened. Before the Rays did it, these guys did it. Before there was the wild card and teams IN Florida, not to mention Colorado. Worst to first, back to back to trips to the World Series, two great NLCS matchups with the Pirates, a thin Barry Bonds for god sakes! Sid Bream, Terry ...

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For the Phillies, It's Time to Make Some Hay and Erase the Ghosts

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:40:26 +1900

For some fans, the Phillies season is about the here and the now. Sure, those fans remember Brett Myers striking out the last Washington Nationals batter to seal up the NL East crown on the last of the season in 2007. But for those of us who remember 1980, including Phillies pitcher—the ageless wonder—Jamie Moyer, who was in high school in 1980. The run to the Phillies only World Series championship started in 1974. The first division crown didn't happen until 1976, but 1974 is the year that second baseman Dave Cash joined the team. He coined the term, "Yes, we can!" That one statement brought a winning attitude to the team, and from 1976-78, the Phils reached the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series in 1979. In 1980, the Phllies beat the Houston Astros in the NL playoffs, then the Kansas City Royals in six games in 1980 to win their first and only World Series. The teams of the late 1970's and 1980 were reminiscent of this current crop of Phillies. Mike Schmidt, ...

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Red Sox and Rays advance to AL Championship Series

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:41:23 +1900

The American League Championship Series will be an all-East Division affair. The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays closed out their respective division series in four games Monday and will square off beginning Friday in St. Petersburg. The National League Championship Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers starts Thursday in Philadelphia.

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Clayton Kershaw might move into rotation against Phillies

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:00:20 +1900

The move would be made to counter the left-handed bats in Philadelphia's lineup, including Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. He is being considered for the fourth spot. > Left-hander Clayton Kershaw could be moved into the Dodgers' rotation for the National League Championship Series, Manager Joe Torre said Monday. The reason would be to counter the left-handed bats in the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup, including Chase Utley and Ryan Howard .

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Game times set for LCS round

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:35:00 +1900

The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers will be two games deep into their National League Championship Series before the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox kick off the American League Championship Series, according to the series schedules announced by Major League Baseball on Monday night.

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Dodgers, Phillies back at it after 25 years

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:35:00 +1900

It was the era of the Dodgers' Tommy John, Dusty Baker, Steve Garvey and Bill Russell against such Phillies stars as Steve Carlton, Greg Luzinski, Gary Matthews and Mike Schmidt. > The playoff series between the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies for the National League pennant comes 25 years after the teams last met in postseason play.

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New Way of Thinking: A Philadelphia Phillies Retrospective

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:20:10 +1900

I was born in 1970. I was six when I started to understand what Major League Baseball was. Both grandfathers, my mother and my father were all Phillies fans. So were two uncles, three aunts and a great grandmother who would sit in a broken recliner listening to the games on the radio. The Phillies were a religion in my house. Games on TV were appointments that were not to be missed. I knew Channel 17 was dial position 13 on our television in the living room. I remember contemplating why other teams allowed the Phillies to set up a pre-game show in their ballpark (the fact that the pregame show was shot in a studio in Philadelphia never occurred to me). I thought Bob Bradley was a hero, Harry Kalas a god, and Andy Musser was something you suffered through until it was Richie Ashburn's turn at the mic. Most of all I believed the Phillies of Schmidt, Carlton, Bowa, and Boone were the greatest team ever to take the field. The Big Red Machine, Tommy ...

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LA hopeful Kuo will be healthy for NLCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:05:00 +1900

Left-handed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo, who could be a critical piece of the bullpen vs. the Phillies, and the Dodgers were relieved on Monday that his left elbow felt fine after being put through his first bullpen session in three weeks on Sunday.

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Philadelphia Phillies Continue Their Quiet Journey

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:28:52 +1900

The Philadelphia Phillies have very quietly made their way to the NLCS for the first time since 1993. Just how did the Fightin' Phils accomplish this stealth mission? They basically stayed out of the headline's for most of the season and played ball. Some of the top stories coming out of Spring Training this year were: Joe Torre's departure from the Bronx and what effect would he have as skipper of the Dodgers. Would Barry Bonds find a home? East Coasters were still baffled by the Mets' '07 meltdown. Were the Detroit Tigers capable of scoring 1,000 runs with their new lineup? And finally, the final 81 games at Yankee Stadium. By midseason, some things had changed and some stayed the same. Were the Rays for real? Could the Cubbies finally exorcise 100 years of misery? Barry still hadn't found a place to play. Julio Franco, who was playing for the Phillies' class-A Peninsula Pilots in 1980 (the year that the Phillies won their only pennant), was not on a major-league roster for the fist time ...

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Here we go again: Phils, Dodgers meet up in NLCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:18:03 +1900

Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial turf, baseball had another familiar sight: Phillies vs. Dodgers for the NL pennant.

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Here we go again: Phils, Dodgers meet up in NLCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:15:16 +1900

Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial turf, baseball had another familiar sight: Phillies vs. Dodgers for the NL pennant.

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Phillies, Dodgers are familiar NLCS foes (AP)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:15:15 +1900

Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial turf, baseball had another familiar sight: Phillies vs. Dodgers for the NL pennant. "It seemed like every time we turned around, there were the Phillies," former Los Angeles center fielder Rick Monday recalled. They played in the 1977 NL championship series and the next year, too.

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Here we go again: Phils, Dodgers meet up in NLCS

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:10:03 +1900

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial tu...

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Dodgers, Phiilies Send Central Teams Packing: NLCS Preview

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:01:30 +1900

The NL Central, the division widely considered the strongest in the National League, has been sent home for the remainder of the season. The Cubbies, with an NL best 97 wins, were swept by the Dodgers and the Wild Card Brewers only managed to win a single game against the Phillies. Now, the Central is a mere afterthought for the season as the Phillies and Dodgers must focus on the series ahead. The Phillies have home-field advantage in the series, which could be a critical factor in deciding the winner. These teams met eight times this season, all in August, for a pair of four-game series. The Dodgers swept the Phils at home and the Phillies returned the favor two weeks thereafter, splitting the season series at four games each. The Dodgers have shown they can win on the road in the playoffs thus far, and in dominating fashion too. Manny Ramirez has been batting a cool .500 and the fielding has been near perfect. They have been showing tons of confidence and have been producing in key ...

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Home Sweet Home: NLCS Preview

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:01:30 +1900

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Happy Dodgers get ready to face Phils (AP)

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 23:12:28 +1900

Joe Torre picked up the Dodgers cap on his desk and took a sniff, inhaling the stale scent of champagne. "That's a wonderful smell," he said, smiling and leaning back in his chair. That sweet smell of success still permeated the Dodgers' clubhouse on Monday, barely two days removed from their first-round sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the NL playoffs.

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Dodgers vs. Phillies: a NLCS Preview

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:58:33 +1900

The biggest story in the playoffs has easily been the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers beat the seemingly invincible Chicago Cubs. This is the team that was supposed to win for the first time in 100 years. This was the team that seemed to be a All Star squad on its own, but two things went wrong for them. The Cubs had an amazing amount of errors and they forgot about someone named Manny Ramirez who had two home runs in three RBI. This led to a 3-0 sweep in the National League Divisional Series. The Phillies came in on a equal level with the Milwaukee Brewers. They had home field advantage though, which kicked off their series. They took the first two thanks to good pitching from Cole Hamels and Brett Myers, giving three runs in two games. The third game the Brewers used their home field advantage for a win as Moyer and the bullpen gave up four runs and the Phillies could only manage one. They saw what could happen though, and took Game Four to win the series 3-1 and advance to play the Dodgers. ...

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20 Predictions for the NLCS: Dodgers vs. Phillies

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:55:35 +1900

We are now three days away from the first pitch of the NLCS between the L.A. Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Below are 20 predictions that I personally think will happen in this series. It should be a fun and competitive NLCS; I can't wait until Thursday. 1. The Dodgers will not sweep the Phillies, and the Phillies will not sweep the Dodgers. 2. Ryan Howard and Chase Utley will have at least two intentional walks each. 3. Manny Ramirez will have more than four intentional walks. 4. The Phillies' fans will boo players on both teams. 5. The Dodgers fans will throw at least two beach balls onto the field and boo the fan who did it. 6. Chase Utley will hit a home run and blow a bubble with his gum within three seconds of the ball leaving hi s bat. 7. Manny Ramirez will have an infield single...Charlie Hustle baby. 8. Charlie Manuel will walk from the dugout to the pitchers mound and have a ...

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Arbuckle recalls first take on rotation

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:40:00 +1900

Phillies assistant general manager Mike Arbuckle recalls the first time he saw starters Jamie Moyer, Brett Myers and Cole Hamels pitch. While Arbuckle saw Myers and Hamels as top-of-the-rotation pitchers, he viewed Moyer as someone who would struggle to stay in the Majors.

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Manuel ignored criticism, kept Phillies focused

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:49:46 +1900

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Charlie Manuel looked on from the dugout while his players celebrated a divisio...

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Moyer offers perspective to first-timers

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:40:00 +1900

Playing for a chance to go to the World Series is something that Phillies lefty Jamie Moyer has enjoyed merely once before in his 22-year career, and that most of his teammates are embracing for the first time. So he's taken it upon himself to diffuse as much perspective into the clubhouse as he can.

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Much-maligned Manuel kept Phils focused (AP)

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:10:21 +1900

Charlie Manuel looked on from the dugout while his players celebrated a division championship, and sat in his office after they took the party back on the field. Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, even the placid Chase Utley took turns addressing fans who stayed around in the rain to watch the Philadelphia Phillies spray champagne and beer after clinching their second straight NL East title.

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Key To Phils Game One Success: Hit The Low(e) Ball

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:18:45 +1900

On the surface, an NLCS Game One matchup between Cole Hamels and Derek Lowe may look like a huge advantage to the powerful lefty lineup of the Philadelphia Phillies. After all, since the beginning of the Chase Utley/Ryan Howard era in Philly, the sight of a power righty on the mound has Phils fans dreaming of balls soaring out of Citizens Bank Park. As Derek Lowe prepares to take the ball in Game One for the Dodgers, this should come with a warning sign for Philly: "BEWARE THE LOW(E) BALL." Over the past three years, the Phillies have consistently torn apart right-handed pitching in the National League. There have, however, been a couple righties that continue to give Howard and the rest of the Bash Brothers fits. Brandon Webb, Tim Hudson, and Tim Redding come to mind. Oh, and then there is Derek Lowe. The common denominator? A heavy sinker that turns 400 foot shots into measly ground balls to shortstop. Therein lies the problem for the National League's home ...

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BEAT LA! Lets go Phillies!

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:02:00 +1900

Just a quick post today. Believe me I will have much more to say about the Phillies and their upcoming series in the NLCS against the Dodgers, but I have a full slate of things to do today so just a quick post to rally Phillies fans! BEAT LA!

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(Bad) Back Back Back, Gone: Pat Burrell Launches Phillies into NLCS

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:55:16 +1900

Sign me up. I don't care how, but get me to Pat Burrell's massage therapist. Get me an appointment at the chiropractor. Put me on the Pilate's list. Whatever Pat Burrell did to unkink his back that enabled him to pound those crucial home runs yesterday, I want in. I've been writing about how the Phillies were following the script for this series. Strong pitching, streaky hitting, and cardiac moments that crystallized the regular season were playing themselves out again in the postseason—no more so than when Burrell left batting practice the day before the series with Milwaukee began back in Philadelphia. So naturally, it's only fitting that it's Burrell that steps in following the intentional walk to Ryan Howard. Of course Pat Burrell hits the game-winning, three-run home run that sucks the life out of Miller Park. What else could possibly have happened? Call it poetic justice, karma, or whatever you want, but "Pat the Bat"—the longest-tenured player on the Phillies ...

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Baseball Playoff Analysis: Manny Meets Charlie. Again.

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:25:02 +1900

The Dodgers’ Manny Ramirez and the Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel — an unlikely pair dating back to their time together with the Cleveland Indians — both know how it feels to be underestimated. >

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Burrell homers twice as Phillies advance to NLCS

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:15:16 +1900

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End nearing, Gillick readies to move on

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:21:00 +1900

Pat Gillick has led the Phillies to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1993, but the general manager maintains that, regardless of the season's outcome, he will not return to Philadelphia next season.

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Phillies beat Brewers to make NLCS

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:06:01 +1900

The Philadelphia Phillies won their first trip to the National League championship series in 15 years when they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 in Game Four of their division series on Sunday.

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It's all or nothing when Dodgers play Phillies

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +1900

Dodgers swept Phillies in a four-game series at Dodger Stadium in August but lost four straight at Philadelphia barely a week later. Phillies' lefty-heavy lineup gives L.A. trouble. > For the first two games of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers will head back to Philadelphia, the site of a four-game sweep by the Phillies in late August that started a season-long eight-game losing streak for the Dodgers.

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Ken Rosenthal Reacts to Sunday's Playoff Action

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 06:38:13 +1900

Outfielder Jayson Werth coined the phrase, calling the Phillies "a team of necessity." Unlike the Mets and Cubs, who wilt at the worst possible times, the Phils respond to urgency, playing their best when the games matter most. On Sept. 10, the Phillies trailed the Mets by three-and-a-half games in the National League East, and the Brewers by four games for the wild card. They proceeded to sweep four straight from the Brewers, igniting a 16-4 run that carried them to the N.L. East title and now, the National League Championship Series. "A team of necessity." It's the best kind, don't you think? A team of necessity doesn't collapse in September like the Mets or October like the Cubs. A team of necessity rises to the moment, leaving the excuses to others. The Phillies rose up repeatedly down the stretch, most notably on the final Saturday of the regular season, when they beat the Nationals to clinch the division title. That victory, sealed with a spectacular double play started by shortstop Jimmy ...

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Phillies hurdle Brewers

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 05:07:45 +1900

Jimmy Rollins, soaked in champagne, his eyes burning from the alcohol, stood in the middle of the visitors' clubhouse at Miller Park Sunday...

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Power surge helps Philadelphia Phillies move on

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 03:06:45 +1900

MILWAUKEE - The Philadelphia Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the NLCS. Jimmy Rollins led off the game with a home run, Pat...

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Burrell comes through in big way for Phillies

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 03:01:27 +1900

Left fielder Pat Burrell didn't quite guarantee he'd hit a home run Sunday and never pointed his bat toward the outfield fence, but generations from now, who knows how Philadelphia Phillies fans might choose to remember?

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NLDS Postmortem: Phillies defeat Brewers

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:41:58 +1900

I have to admit, I did not have my full attention focused on the Phillies' division series-clinching victory over the Brewers today as I was mostly flipping back and forth between the Rangers and Giants. After Jimmy Rollins homered to lead off Game 4, I just had a feeling that the Phillies weren't going to have any problems finishing off the series. I turned back in time to see Pat Burrell and Jayson Werth hit back-to-back homers in the third inning, Burrell's a three-run shot. At that point, it was over. The Brewers seemed to be emotionally spent after their wild ride in September, and even though they got a couple of late runs, it was clear that Milwaukee wasn't up to the task of one more comeback today. In a way, it's too bad, because it would have been really interesting to see CC Sabathia and Cole Hamels go at it in Game 5 in Philadelphia. Instead, Sabathia likely will never make another start in a Brewer uniform, although I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility of the lefty ...

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Rosenthal reacts to Sunday's playoff action

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:35:26 +1900

The Phils were clutch in advancing to the NLCS. Meanwhile, the ChiSox stayed alive. Ken Rosenthal reacts to Sunday's action.

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Phils' brass thrilled with team's success

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:21:00 +1900

Dave Montgomery, Bill Giles and Dallas Green were with the Phillies during the glory days: the World Series victory in 1980 and National League titles in 1983 and 1993. And they've been around to see the gap before the Phillies returned to the playoffs in 2007 and their advancement to the 2008 NL Championship Series.

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A capsule look at the NL championship series

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:57:57 +1900

A look at the best-of-seven National League championship series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies:

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A capsule look at the NL championship series

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:55:09 +1900

A look at the best-of-seven National League championship series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies:

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Brewers bats mostly silent vs. Phillies

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:42:00 +1900

Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder hit a long home run in Sunday's Game 4 of their National League Division Series, but it wasn't enough, as the Phillies came away with a 6-2 win and a 3-1 victory in the series. Milwaukee hit just .206 in the four games.

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Phillies-Dodgers: NLCS Preview

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:26:30 +1900

OK, so I did not exactly pick the Los Angeles Dodgers to beat, let alone sweep, the Chicago Cubs. Honestly, I do not think many people could have predicted a sweep of the Cubbies by the Dodgers—not with Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, and Rich Harden pitching in those first three games. Well, it happened. Now, after seeing the Philadelphia Phillies end their set with the Milwaukee Brewers today, I am slightly more upbeat and optimistic about the Phils' chances in the NLCS. The key word there is "slightly." While the Phillies have had great success against the Dodgers in Citizens Bank Park, going 4-0, they could not have bought a win against those same Dodgers out in Chavez Ravine, going 0-4, for a season series split of 4-4. Sure, the Phillies had the better record of the season, finishing eight games ahead of the Dodgers. Yes, the Phils have names such as Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Pat Burrell, and Jayson Werth in their lineup. Oh yeah, and the starting ...

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Phils, Dodgers capitalize on momentum

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:57:00 +1900

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, who have both provided convincing testimony for the postseason adage that it isn't what you've done but when you did it, will brave each other's heat in the 2008 National League Championship Series.

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Phils in NLCS after rising to the occasion again

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:54:34 +1900

The Phils are in the NLCS after beating Milwaukee. Ken Rosenthal says it's more proof of Philly rising up when it counts most.

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Philly reaches NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:26:57 +1900

With plenty of power to go with their improved pitching, the Philadelphia Phillies are ready for anything in the NL championship series...

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Suppan laments one bad pitch in loss

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:25:00 +1900

Jeff Suppan, who took the loss in the Brewers' season-ending defeat to the Phillies in the National League Division Series, didn't regret the choice of pitch on Pat Burrell's game-changing homer, but the starter was upset over the location.

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Phillies reach NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:15:00 +1900

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ With plenty of power to go with their improved pitching, the Philadelphia Phillies are ready for anything in the NL championship series. Bring on the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I like our chances," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Sunday after Philadelphia clinched its first trip to the NLCS since 1993 with a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Confident Dodgers set for NLCS, Phils

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:07:00 +1900

"Mannywood" was still buzzing Sunday over the Dodgers' sweep of the Cubs in the National League Division Series, but the players scattered for a day of rest and recuperation before reconvening at Dodger Stadium for a Monday workout in preparation for Thursday's opening game of the NL Championship Series.

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